BANGKOK -- Thailand's peace offensive to end a 16-year ethnic conflict in three southern provinces has soured diplomatic ties with Malaysia, which borders the area.
International relations
Thailand angers Malaysia in push for peace in troubled South
Sources say Bangkok marginalized Kuala Lumpur in back-channel talks with rebels
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, left, flagged his interest in Thailand's ethnic conflict soon after returning to office in 2018. (Nikkei Montage/ Reuters)
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